The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-12-20
DENVER'S DESPERATE.
Corneredin a Cave Fighting Des-
perately For His Life.
HOLDING AT BAY DEPUTY sHERIFFs

cial. Newton Vorce, desparado who several
months ago escaped from jail at Denver and
has been terrorizing people in this part of the
state ever since, to day brought on war
which will either end in his capture OF death.
For i've months he has been living near the
town OF Deer Trail, committing depredations
Oh every character, such rs stealing cattle and
horses, and robbing ranchmen with impunity
Although several attempts have been made to
capture him, they have failed. 1t appears
that he is the leader of an organized band who
comes to his assistance in time of trouble and
invariably rescueS him. Deputy Sheriff Can't
ley of this place yesterday went to Denver and
procured warrant for Vorce's arrest. He re-
turned here at noon, and hearing that the des-
perado was in the house of Mollie Collier, q
WIDOW OF uncertain reputation who lives i'll
the centre of the town, he started out to make
the arrest. Vorce, getting wind of what was
going out left the house and hid in bunch of
trees at the edge of the town, The officer, i'll
company with Ned Hanks, merchant started
after INN, and when quarter of q mile from
here they saw Vorce in a wagon driving to-
wards them. They stepped to the side of the
road in the shadow of the trees, and let Vorce
approach within hundred feet of them before
he discovered the officers presence. He then
leaped out OF the wagon, between his horses,
and called out:
''What do you fellows want?''
Cantley and Hanks walked towards the
team, the former, throwing his shotgun to
his shoulder, and said
rest.''
"Well, you will have to come and take me-"
was the reply of the deSperado at the same
time throwing his revolver on the horses
back and pointing at Cantley, who stepped
back several feet and fred almost at the
same instant. Vorce also fred, the ball whis-
ting past Cantley's ear. A regular fusilade
then took place between the officers and the
desperate, until all the chambers of the lat
ter's revolver were emptied Cantley's right
broken bnl ba oil 11xf bo laet
shot from Vorces revolver, and while he was
bandaging the wound, Vorce broke and ran
towards town, dashing into the house of Mrs
Beatt1e, who lives alone with her daughter in
q mouse situated upon place near the edge of
the village. The lady and daughter being out
Vorce proceeded at once to barricade the place
and prepare for defense. In the meantime
the officers returned, but Cantley's wound pre-
vented him from continuing the fight Hanks
soon collected some fifteen or twenty citizens,
all well armed, and started to surround the
house whore Vorce was lodged and defying
them. a telegram was sent to Denver for help,
and several deputy sheriffs are expected to
arrive to night. Just as the posse of citizens
came in sight of Mrs. Beattie's house, she and
her daughter drove up to the front door and
alighted. Vorce rushed out with winchester
under his arm and revolver in his hand He
cut the. traces, jumped onto horse, and,
shaking his fist at the crowd, dashed away
towards the Platte river country, before any
OF the posse could get within shooting distance.
There are about fifty well armed and deter
mined men here now, waiting for daylight,
when they will start in pursuit with deter
mination to capture or kill the desperate
Run Down at Last.
DENVER, Col, December 12.--Newt Vorce,
has been, run to cover. At last ac-
counts he was lying in dug
out badly wounded and surrounded by officers,
but it cost the life of one deputy sheriff TO do
this. Gay b. Hollingsworth is the name of
the unfortunate officer. He was from Denver,
and is brother to Deputy Sheriff Hollings-
posse at the time. The posse had been in pur-
suit of the desperate for several days,
in fact, ever since Vorce shot Dep
uty Sheriff Cantiey, last Thursday. Dep
uty Hollingsworth was shot on Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock. The posse had chased
Vorce seven miles across level prairie, and
he had finally taken refuge at the l.. II. G.
ranch, where he had formerly worked as q
cowboy Deputy Sheriff Hollingsworth was
in hot pursuit, and as Vorce jumped off his
horse Hollingsworth shot at him and killed his
horse. The desperate then took refuge in one
OF the many dugouts ON the ranch and showed
fight. When Officer Hollingsworth approached
with his rifle in hand Vorce was the first to
fire, but he missed his mark. Hollingsworth
then returned the fire, and Vorce, who was
standing in the doorway of the dugout, fell on
the inside, apparently wounded. Three other
men were in the dugout at the time. One is
cowboy friends of the hunted man.
Open hoStiitieS then ceased for over two
hours. Meanwhile the others of the posse
had come up and preparations for siege were
commenced. Finally Gay =. Hollmgsworth
volunteered to go out and mako reconnoiter
of the field, and was told to be careful and to
keep out of the range Of bullets from the dug
out. He was about $50 yards in the rear ofthe
dug-out, when two shots were fired, and the
bold reconnoitereP fell. One shot only was
heard w Int Nya nj pIc
found that two bullets had entered Holdings
worth's body, thereby showing that two men
in the dugout had fired simultaneously
Hollingsworths body lay where it
being kept away from it through fear of also
being shot down. Finally the ranchwomen
volunteered to go for the body. They drove
up in wagon, and placing the body in it
brought it back to the ranch house. The
sheriff s posse was not large one, and the
cowboys at the ranch would not assist them,
The posse kept up a fire ON the dugout at
night and it was returned at intervals by the
besieged party: Toward morning one of the
cowboys with Norcc attempted to escape across
the country, but he was captured and brought
back. lie reported that Vorce's hip had been
broken by Deputy Sheriff Hollingsworth's
shot, but that he was doing most of the shoot
ing through crack in the wall
The cowboy was put under arrest. Shortly
after daybrcak this morning another posse Of
officers from the county scat arrived on the
scene and relieved Hollingsworth's party, who
left with the dead body OF young Hollngsworth
and brought it to Denver, arriving this event
ing. The L. II. @. ranch is twenty-five miles
from Coronado, the nearest telegraph station,
and nothing has been heard from the dugout
since Hollingsworth left Hollingsworth says
that the desperate has many friends and sym
pathizers in the country, and he is fearful that
they may come TO VOrees rescue. Large re-
wards have been offered for Vorce's body, dead
or alive. a half.dozen deputy sheriffs left
Denver this evening for the scene.
DOWN THE RIVER.
Eight Persons Drowned-The Details of the
Disaster.
BATHURST, n. g., December ia terrible
accident occurred yesterday afternoon near
Caraquette station, on the northern division
OF the Inter-colonial railroad. When the train +,
which left Caraquette at 2 p. m. for Gloucester
junction, was near McKinboshes cove bridge,
three miles west of Caraquette, the train men
noticed heavy drifts Of snow on the west side
of the bridge. The train consisted Of one pas
senger car, engine and a snow pillow. Eight
section men were aboard for the purpose Of
assisting in clearing the road Of snow, which
fell in Fridays storm. The passenger car was
left on the east side bridge Thirteen persons
were on the engine, and when on the bridge
the pillow and engine left the track and fell
over into the river.